Jay Grenby

Religious studies row at Edgware primary

Parents of pupils at Edgware’s Rosh Pinah Primary have been angered by the removal of chumash and Rashi learning from the school’s curriculum following a review of Jewish studies provision.

Recession brings rise in calls to shul helpline

Blue Peter’s Joel Defries’ HMD journey

A desire to fulfil his late grandfather’s dearest wish took Blue Peter presenter Joel Defries on an emotional journey for the programme broadcast for HMD on Tuesday.

Palmers Green minister fights US plan to make him part-time

Palmers Green and Southgate Synagogue’s Rabbi Emanuel Levy is fighting a move to make his position part-time in a cost-cutting measure.

Substitute stars in peace talks

Luton shul finds a permanent home

Luton Hebrew Congregation has completed the £225,000 purchase of a building in Dunstable Road for a synagogue and community centre.

Mixed faith partners share their problems

A leading Reform rabbi has urged community leaders to respond sensitively to Jews in mixed faith relationships.

Rising costs fuel appeal by mikveh

Soaring gas and electricity bills are key factors behind a substantial increase in costs which threatens the future of the Edgware communal ladies’ mikveh.

Music to the ears of pre-schoolers

Barnet mums who once ran a toddler group at the local United Synagogue have come up with a new concept for pre-schoolers and their parents.

£4m shul project

Several hundred New North London Synagogue members attended a ground-breaking ceremony for the shul’s £4 million building project at the Sternberg Centre in Finchley.

Shul looks ahead

Radlett Synagogue members have approved a wide-ranging “strategy and vision” document defining the community’s goals over the next five years.

Shabbat is delayed for Blue Peter crew

Edgware Synagogue congregants were more than a little surprised when their rabbi asked them to turn up on a Sunday afternoon for a Shabbat service.